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Well, I thought about it and I’ve decided to split up the posts of my completed Trans-Am Raiser and my little shopping rambles so that this post won’t look so crowded. Please look forward to my Trans-Am Raiser post, and I apologize for the mild spam in the meantime! XD

I went down to China Square Central today.

Rule No 1 when it comes to planning an exploration of a new place – always check its location so that you know how to go there!

I told myself that I’d check up the directions to the place online, and I forgot clean about it. OTL Luckily, the MRT station came equiped with a map so I could have a rough idea of where I should be going and how I should reach there.

My sis pwns me when it comes to directions, as usual. XD

China Square Central is pretty interesting, but I started feeling bored fast because the shops that were open didn’t stock any gunpla. ): They do have a LOT of Marvel and DC collectibles and figurines though, so it’s a haven for a graphic novel fan like my sister. They also have anime figurines, FIGMA, Revoltech, Nendoroids, the works. I found a lot of hidden treasures in that place, especially figurines that have gone out of production long ago. o_o; They also had a lot of Transformer stuff, and Armored Core kits. White Glint!!

Bad thing? They all open after noon. ): And my sis and I reached there at 11 am. Hrrrrgh. And even when we were preparing to leave at about 1 pm, there were some stores that still weren’t open. >_<

Our next stop was Plaza Singapura. Hoorah, more figurine stores! Back in my upper secondary days, Comics Connection was the only store that had anything to do with figurines, but a lot of hobby stores have started popping up, like Otaku House and its neighbours on the upper storeys. XD

My other reason for going down to Plaza Sing is so that I could hop by Hobby Art Gallery to drool over PG00R's box, and somehow, that never happened. XD; I sped around the toy stores in Plaza Sing and took my search to Jurong Point, and none of the stores had stocked it yet, but I didn't make myself go all the way to HAG. I guess my subconscious is preventing me from spoiling the box for myself. XD XD I guess I still want one thing to be a surprise for myself, considering how much I've spoiled myself lol.

LOL also, along the way, I found plushes of Ugly Dolls! And they're pretty big. XDDD And in China Square Central, there were a Yako Nendoroid and a Yoko Nendoroid on display. Made me think of a number of you. XD XD

Loot for the Day:
-Pokemon Adventures 31
-Cards to send to people!

Pretty bleak loot, eh? I was tempted by Nendoroid Saber Lily because darn, it looks like everyone has her ;~; and it’s making me want her, but even her charm is not enough to separate me from 55~70 bucks for her. XD Anyway, buying her will only be unfair to her because I have no space to display her in her full glory. Bah.

And yes, I bought cards! I’ll be busying myself this whole week with cards, while I not-so-patiently wait for my PG kit’s arrival.

And now, time to get back to trying to make those pics look better lol! I took them two times and they still look bad…

EDIT:
x_x And of course, right after I start thinking about getting more Nendos, this post pops up to try and poison me. I want Saber Lily more than ever…!

EDIT:
Haha, people on NK are discussing about how cheap the HLJBlackFriday!PG00R is. Really, the lesson is “If you want awesome discounts, live in Japan”. Amazon Japan takes all. ;_;

17 comments

Lol, its tempting to see the actual kit/box… so near yet so far!! I saw at Aniplay the shop beside HAG selling Saber Lily for about $59.50…quite tempted cause I saw else where selling about $70… already..(very opportunistic..)

The thing about Nendos once they are gone, you mostly likely won’t see them again..

It is! XD And you’re right, there’re a lot of Nendos that have long gone, like Kagamine Rin and the Vocaloids. :/ And I’m sure Saber Lily will go down the same route soon. Have to make my decision quick. TT__TT

China Square Central is within walking distance from Chinatown MRT station. It’s kind of hard to explain how to get there…someone should draw you a map. XD

And Plaza Singapura is right outside Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. XD Both Chinatown and Dhoby Ghaut station are on the North-East MRT line [the purple-coloured line. Your sister will understand when she see the MRT line map xD].

lol i always need to plan ahead if i wanna go somewhere new or ill almost guaranteed to get lost like 10 feet after i step out the house XD

a little drooling over gunpla never hurt anyone ^^; did you plan ahead and set aside a week of undisturbed time for building your PG 00R? lol

nendo poisoning got you too? they are tiny and dont take up much space even though their cute factor is huge :P cost is the main problem ^^; and wow that post with all those nendos… speechless, wanna dive in..

LOL!! I think I’ll be in the same position as you if I go out without my sis. XD One time, my friend and I tried to find our way to Sunshine Plaza [our first trip there so we didn’t know where to go] and we found ourselves near Istana instead. I have no idea how that happened.

;_; My Mom dropped a bombshell on me and say I can’t build it until we get a new display cabinet for it! So, my WIP will come months later. In the meantime, I’ll keep drooling over the box. ^^;

>>cost is the main problem ^^;
Can’t agree more. >_< And yeah, see too many Nendo pics, now I need my fix. XD XD

no way that sucks! what a bombshell.. maybe you can reason with her, say youll just build a head or an arm or a leg… it doesnt take up much space XDDD
well, he is kinda worth having a display cabinet for… be sure to give the box a nice layer of plastic wrap, i suspect there will be lots of drool :P

It does…but having a dusty PG sucks even more. XDDD Anyway, it’s been 4 months since I got MG Exia and I still haven’t built him because I either had no time or am too lazy. >_< Maybe this exercise in self-restraint will come in handy once I get the PG. xD;

Really, having a guide is the best way to shop in Singapore for hobby stuff because most of the best deals are in places that you have to walk a bit to reach. [Not too sure how to describe it, ‘ulu’ is definitely not the right word, but you know what I mean xD]

At the end of the tour, everyone lugs home a massive mountain of loot. XDDD

Maybe you can tell your mom that you will build but keep the kit in the box first :D then only when the cabinet arrives then you display it. Maybe test the water with your MG Exia first. Its sucks to see your kit in front of you and you cannot touch it..